Has any Pope made a statement on how the tension between these two rules — the 120 limit and the non-exclusion clause — ought to be resolved?
It’s not clear to me that we can discern the Pope’s intent from his mere exceeding of the limit with his appointments. Had he wanted to do away with the limit or raise it he could’ve easily done it,…
Has any Pope made a statement on how the tension between these two rules — the 120 limit and the non-exclusion clause — ought to be resolved?
It’s not clear to me that we can discern the Pope’s intent from his mere exceeding of the limit with his appointments. Had he wanted to do away with the limit or raise it he could’ve easily done it, but he hasn’t, and that’s also of some value in discerning his intent.
There is one possible way out that doesn’t involve exclusion or exceeding the limit: some cardinals voluntarily abstain from attending.
Has any Pope made a statement on how the tension between these two rules — the 120 limit and the non-exclusion clause — ought to be resolved?
It’s not clear to me that we can discern the Pope’s intent from his mere exceeding of the limit with his appointments. Had he wanted to do away with the limit or raise it he could’ve easily done it, but he hasn’t, and that’s also of some value in discerning his intent.
There is one possible way out that doesn’t involve exclusion or exceeding the limit: some cardinals voluntarily abstain from attending.